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Old 02-13-2019, 08:59 PM   #8783
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It's these types of abysmal defensive efforts from McDavid that make me laugh whenever the media trots out the "best player in the game" claim for him.

I'm sorry, he's very very fast, and intimidating offensively... but the best player in the game cannot be a liability in half the rink.
Exactly. I can’t see how anyone can straight faced call him the best player in the game. He’s not good without the puck, and is lazy 3/4 of his time on the ice.

Handling the puck on the rush - yes, he’s the best in the world at that. Once his team has the puck in the zone, there are certainly better players. And the whole defensive part of the game.
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